Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Our Lady's Row
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Victoria Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- A New Vision For York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Richard II and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Yorkshire Museum
- The White Rose of York
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fairfax House
- Barley Hall
- The Black Death