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 Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Railway Station
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The New Theatre
- The Norman Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Our Lady's Row
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Clifford's Tower
- Victoria Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop