Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Minster
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Art Gallery
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Railway Station
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward I and York
- Alcuin of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St William's Shrine
- Middleham Jewel
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy