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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Railway Station
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Yorkshire Museum
- The York Helmet
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Clifford's Tower
- A New Vision For York
- Crest of York St John College
- The Roman Fortress
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- William Etty, Artist