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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Walmgate Bar
- Barley Hall
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Alcuin of York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Garrison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The York Observatory
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Our Lady's Row
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Jubbergate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Medieval Prisons