Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Holocaust
- Victoria Bar
- York Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Norman Abbey
- A New Walk
- York Bombed
- Holy Trinity Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Yorkshire Museum
- Micklegate Bar
- A Pipkin
- The County Court House
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster after the Reformation