Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Gold Arm Ring
- First World War York
- The Female Prison
- Victoria Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- The George Fox Incident
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Carving
- The Retreat
- Bootham Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector