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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze weights
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Holy Trinity Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Council of Arles
- Stonegate
- The End of the Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Roman Fortress
- Gold Finger Ring
- Dick Turpin
- Barker Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church