Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- Church of St Olave
- Silver Strap Ends
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Yorkshire Museum
- Anglian Cross
- Scarborough Bridge
- The George Fox Incident
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Battle of Marston Moor