Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze weights
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Bar Convent
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Micklegate Bar
- Treasurer's House
- Scarborough Bridge
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Coins
- The York Observatory
- Victoria Bar