Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Monk Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The York Observatory
- King Edward II and York
- The Council of Arles
- New Shopping Centres
- Teaching the Poor
- Sixties York
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Norman Minster
- York Art Gallery
- De Grey Rooms
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Abbot's House
- Lendal Bridge