Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Coins
- The Cawood Sword
- First World War York
- York Central Library
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Scarborough Bridge
- Yorkshire Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward III and York
- The Mystery Plays
- Is York Cursed?
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- The York Hoard