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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- John Carr - Architect
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Observatory
- York and the Holocaust
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Basilica
- Medieval Prisons