Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Victoria Bar
- King Richard II and York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Shambles
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The First Railway Station
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Monk Bar
- The Guildhall
- Fire in the Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St William's Shrine
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace