Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- St William's Shrine
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Monk Bar
- Bronze weights
- Victoria Bar
- Transport Moves On
- The Shambles
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Richard III and York
- Clifford's Tower
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Sixties York
- Second World War York