Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Garrison
- Water Lanes
- Jubbergate
- Inscription to Hecules
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Basilica
- The Norman Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Minster
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Medieval Abbey