Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Red Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward II and York
- York Castle Museum
- Monk Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Military Belt Fitting
- New Shopping Centres
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Guildhall
- The White Rose of York