Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Basilica
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Middleham Jewel
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Carving
- Norman Window Frame
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Railway Institute
- The Debtors' Prison
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Alcuin of York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Statue of Napoleon