Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Olave
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Guy Fawkes
- Fishergate Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Medieval Castle
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Guildhall
- Second World War York
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Bar
- Olive Oil Container