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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Ouse Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- First World War York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bronze weights
- The York Hoard
- Bootham School
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The York Observatory
- The Medieval Minster
- Barker Tower
- The Mystery Plays
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- View from Station Rise