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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Bombed
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Transport Moves On
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Silk Cap
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Alcuin of York
- The Greyfriars