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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Ouse Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward II and York
- The York Observatory
- The Mansion House
- 62 Low Petergate
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Hospitium
- Bronze weights
- King Edward III and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Shambles
- Is York Cursed?