Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Male Grooming
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fire in the Minster
- The Retreat
- York Railway Station
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- Barker Tower
- George Leeman
- Our Lady's Row
- St William's Shrine