Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Gold Arm Ring
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Minster Library
- The Hospitium
- Viking Boot
- Middleham Jewel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Vision For York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- First World War Memorial