Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The First Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Walmgate Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Crest of York St John College
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Male Grooming
- New Shopping Centres
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Lendal Tower