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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Military Belt Fitting
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Red Tower
- Alcuin of York
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Richard III and York
- The York Helmet
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bronze weights
- Lendal Bridge
- York Bombed
- Victoria Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Tombstone of Julia Velva