Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Minster Library
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The County Court House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Crux's Church
- The Greyfriars
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New Walk
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Barker Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa