Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Retreat
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Boot
- Yorkshire Museum
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Olive Oil Container
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Norman House
- The Norman Castle
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Debtors' Prison
- Gold Arm Ring
- Anglian Burial Vessel