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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Middleham Jewel
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Helen
- Alcuin of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Vikings and Christianity
- Barley Hall
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Judges Lodging
- Stonegate
- The George Fox Incident
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Victoria Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Scarborough Bridge