Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Shambles
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- William Etty, Artist
- Dick Turpin
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Art Gallery
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Observatory
- Yorkshire Museum
- Jubbergate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Constantius Chlorus
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa