Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Roman Head Pot
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Alcuin of York
- Micklegate Bar
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Sword Pommel
- 62 Low Petergate
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Medieval Minster
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Sixties York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate