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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Water Lanes
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Boot
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New Vision For York
- Micklegate Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Norman Window Frame
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Norman Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head