Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Coins
- Minster Library
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Clifford's Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Red Tower
- First World War Memorial
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Hospitium
- Bootham Bar
- York Railway Station
- First World War York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Fire in the Minster
- The Debtors' Prison