Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Cinema Comes to York
- Treasurer's House
- Margaret Clitherow
- Barker Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The York Hoard
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Is York Cursed?
- The Mystery Plays
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Railway Station
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed