Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Boot
- Fairfax House
- The Norman Castle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- Second World War York