Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Clifford's Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Retreat
- King Richard II and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Ripon College for Women
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- William Etty, Artist