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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- The New Theatre
- Middleham Jewel
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- View from Station Rise
- Fairfax House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Black Death
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Greyfriars
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Multangular Tower
- Fishergate Bar
- King Edward III and York