Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Walmgate Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- The County Court House
- The New Theatre
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Hoard
- Industrial Upheaval
- Micklegate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Second World War York
- Vikings and Christianity