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 Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bone Trial Piece
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Teaching the Poor
- Fishergate Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Art Gallery
- New Shopping Centres
- First World War York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Assembly Rooms
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey