Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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 Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Coins
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Railway Institute
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Richard III and York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Prisons
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Female Prison
- The County Court House