Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward I and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Gold Finger Ring
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Dick Turpin
- York and the Holocaust
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Helmet
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Minster in the 18th Century