Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Art Gallery
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Barley Hall
- The Norman Minster
- The Multangular Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Jubbergate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York