Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Boot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bootham School
- The Abbot's House
- Monk Bar
- View from Station Rise
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- John Carr - Architect
- First World War York
- St William's Shrine
- King's Manor - Victorian