Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Barker Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Ouse Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- Micklegate Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fairfax House