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 in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Retreat
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Abbot's House
- Sixties York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Roman Fortress
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fire in the Minster
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Second World War York
- Ripon College for Women
- New Earswick
- York Central Library