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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Minster Library
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Mystery Plays
- Silver Strap Ends
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Jubbergate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Shambles
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Victoria Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fishergate Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle