Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard II and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- A New University
- Norman Window Frame
- The Black Death
- The First Minster
- King Edward III and York
- The York Observatory
- Vikings and Christianity