Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- The York Hoard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Shambles
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Statue of the God Mars
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Stonegate
- Bronze weights
- Rowntree Park
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Norman Castle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Silk Cap
- Barley Hall