Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Mansion House
- The Multangular Tower
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King Edward I and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barley Hall
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Bar
- York Bombed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse