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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Barley Hall
- Silver Strap Ends
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman House
- Fire in the Minster
- Rowntree Park
- Ripon College for Women
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Holocaust
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Silk Cap
- Margaret Clitherow
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Assembly Rooms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The York Helmet