Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Micklegate Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Shambles
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Lendal Tower
- The Bar Convent
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Gold Arm Ring
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Silk Cap
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Debtors' Prison
- The End of the Abbey