Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Anglian Carving
- The York Helmet
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze weights
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Observatory
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Debtors' Prison
- Medieval Prisons
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- Feeding Roman York
- Treasurer's House
- The Council of Arles
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A Pipkin