Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A New Vision For York
- The Shambles
- Ripon College for Women
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Crux's Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The 1190 Massacre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Guy Fawkes
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Mystery Plays