Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Silk Cap
- The White Rose of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Greyfriars
- Statue of the God Mars
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Ripon College for Women
- Walmgate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Monk Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- De Grey Rooms
- Water Lanes