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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Barker Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- Church of St Helen
- The Mystery Plays
- A Pipkin
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Greyfriars
- Norman Window Frame
- Alcuin of York
- York Central Library
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster after the Reformation