Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rowntree Park
- York Garrison
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Judges Lodging
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Olive Oil Container
- King Edward III and York
- The Railway Institute
- Walmgate Bar
- King Richard II and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The End of the Abbey