Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Victoria Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Middleham Jewel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Norman Castle
- The Medieval Castle
- Church of St Olave
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists