Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Castle
- Ouse Bridge
- Monk Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- The County Court House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The White Rose of York
- The Black Death
- Feeding Roman York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Basilica
- King Edward III and York