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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman Minster
- A New University
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Black Death
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Feeding Roman York
- Our Lady's Row
- Silver Strap Ends