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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Teaching the Poor
- New Shopping Centres
- The Medieval Minster
- The Red Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Margaret Clitherow
- The George Fox Incident
- The Basilica
- The Minster in the 20th Century