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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Constantius Chlorus
- Walmgate Bar
- Olive Oil Container
- Our Lady's Row
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Ouse Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bootham School
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Council of Arles
- Dick Turpin
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Helen