Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Feeding Roman York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Retreat
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Holocaust
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The First Railway Station
- York Castle Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Observatory
- The Shambles
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York