Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- John Carr - Architect
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Carving
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Shambles
- Viking Coins
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The George Fox Incident
- The White Rose of York
- York and the Holocaust
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York St John in the 20th Century