Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Mystery Plays
- The Basilica
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Minster
- Crest of York St John College
- A New University
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Richard III and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The York Hoard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Railway Institute
- Alcuin of York
- Stonegate