Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman House
- St Crux's Church
- John Carr - Architect
- Constantius Chlorus
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Helen
- Clifford's Tower
- The Black Death
- New Shopping Centres
- St William's Shrine
- Dick Turpin
- The New Theatre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'