Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- The Mansion House
- The York Hoard
- Guy Fawkes
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A New Walk
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Bar Convent
- The New Theatre
- A New University
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Minster Library
- York Union Gas Works