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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Castle
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze weights
- George Leeman
- William Etty, Artist
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Cawood Sword
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Tombstone of Julia Velva