Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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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...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Fishergate Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- New Earswick
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Debtors' Prison
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Hoard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Castle
- A New Walk