Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Castle Museum
- King Richard III and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fairfax House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Guildhall
- George Leeman
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Norman Abbey
- St Crux's Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Middleham Jewel
- The Retreat
- Daniel Defoe's York