Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Cawood Sword
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Edward I and York
- The Multangular Tower
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward II and York
- The Abbot's House
- Crest of York St John College
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rowntree Park
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Fishergate Bar
- A New Vision For York
- Transport Moves On