Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- The York Observatory
- The York Helmet
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Mansion House
- Dick Turpin
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bootham School
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Silver Strap Ends
- Mary Ward
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Lendal Bridge