Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- A Pipkin
- York's Airfield
- The Mansion House
- Viking Male Grooming
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Multangular Tower
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cinema Comes to York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Mary Ward
- Guy Fawkes
- King Richard II and York