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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Transport Moves On
- York and the Holocaust
- Bronze weights
- The York Observatory
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Mary Ward
- Barley Hall
- King Edward I and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Olive Oil Container
- Church of St Helen
- York Railway Station
- The End of the Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue