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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Treasurer's House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Middleham Jewel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Yorkshire Museum
- Minster Library
- Transport Moves On
- New Shopping Centres
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The County Court House
- The Norman Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters