Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Richard III and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Stonegate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Helen
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Fishergate Bar
- Barker Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Dick Turpin
- Fire in the Minster
- A New Walk