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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Statue of the God Mars
- The End of the Abbey
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Silk Cap
- York St John in the 20th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- First World War York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The New Theatre
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Helen
- William Etty, Artist
- King Richard II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Garrison