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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barker Tower
- Clifford's Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Basilica
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Victoria Bar
- York Art Gallery
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Helmet
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Roman Fortress