Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Carving
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Mystery Plays
- The Medieval Minster
- Roman Head Pot
- The York Helmet
- Clifford's Tower
- The Abbot's House
- The Medieval Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Hospitium
- Monk Bar
- The Norman Minster