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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- A New University
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King's Manor - Victorian
- A New Vision For York
- The Medieval Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Castle
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham School
- Transport Moves On
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription to Hecules