Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- William Etty, Artist
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Norman Window Frame
- York Garrison
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Coins
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Carving
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Helmet
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Queen Margaret's Arch