Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- King Edward I and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Black Death
- York Art Gallery
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Railway Station
- Lendal Bridge
- Lendal Tower
- York Bombed
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The York Hoard
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Multangular Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Sixties York
- The First Railway Station
- Vale of York Viking Hoard