Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Anglian Carving
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward III and York
- The Bar Convent
- York Art Gallery
- Norman Window Frame
- The York Observatory
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The End of the Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Abbot's House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Cross
- Elizabeth Boardingham