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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Guy Fawkes
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Ripon College for Women
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Church of St Olave