Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Medieval Prisons
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Statue of Napoleon
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Viking Coins
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Vikings and Christianity
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Daniel Defoe's York