Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Norman Window Frame
- Guy Fawkes
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Greyfriars
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Guildhall
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Olave
- Second World War York
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Minster in the 18th Century