Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- King Edward I and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Richard II and York
- Treasurer's House
- The Multangular Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman House
- Olive Oil Container
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Barley Hall
- The Red Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Olave