Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Treasurer's House
- The County Court House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Castle
- The Red Tower
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A New University
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Female Prison
- King Edward I and York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York