Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Transport Moves On
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward II and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Industrial Upheaval
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham School
- The Retreat
- Vikings and Christianity
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Roman Fortress
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman Minster