Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- The Norman Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Basilica
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Railway Station
- First World War York
- Anglian Carving
- Second World War York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 18th Century