Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Guildhall
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Helmet
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Coins
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Red Tower
- New Earswick
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman Castle
- York's Medieval Synagogue