Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Royal Station Hotel
- View from Station Rise
- The Female Prison
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Our Lady's Row
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Railway Institute
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Norman Minster
- King Richard II and York
- Jubbergate