Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Guy Fawkes
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward II and York
- King Richard III and York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Cross
- A Pipkin
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Horn of Ulf
- Is York Cursed?
- The First Railway Station
- The Pilgrimage of Grace