Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- John Carr - Architect
- York and the Holocaust
- York Castle Museum
- Military Belt Fitting
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Greyfriars
- Judges Lodging
- George Leeman
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Olive Oil Container
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New University