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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- William Etty, Artist
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Guy Fawkes
- Teaching the Poor
- Alcuin of York
- George Leeman
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- 62 Low Petergate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa