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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Anglian Cross
- York Garrison
- Monk Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Gold Arm Ring
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Crux's Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The County Court House
- Judges Lodging
- Sixties York