Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Guy Fawkes
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The New Theatre
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Basilica
- Ripon College for Women
- The Red Tower
- Stonegate
- Viking Boot
- Lendal Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in Viking Times