Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Judges Lodging
- The York Helmet
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Medieval Prisons
- Our Lady's Row
- Treasurer's House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- First World War Memorial
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and the Holocaust
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Castle