Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Viking Boot
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bootham School
- Viking Silk Cap
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Helen
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Railway Station
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Minster Library