Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Helen
- John Carr - Architect
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Jubbergate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The York Observatory
- New Shopping Centres
- The Retreat
- Holy Trinity Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Central Methodist Chapel