Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Red Tower
- The Mystery Plays
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- A New Walk
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Stonegate
- Silver Strap Ends
- Viking Male Grooming
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Gold Arm Ring
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Richard II and York