Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bootham School
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Transport Moves On
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Retreat
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Feeding Roman York
- York's Coat of Arms
- The York Helmet
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Viking Coins