Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Female Prison
- The Horn of Ulf
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- King Richard III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Mystery Plays
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Bar Convent