Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Garrison
- York Art Gallery
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Abbot's House
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Richard II and York