Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Alcuin of York
- The Greyfriars
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Female Prison
- The Multangular Tower
- York Bombed
- King Richard III and York
- The Mansion House
- Walmgate Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- The Assembly Rooms
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Minster Library
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Abbot's House