Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Retreat
- The Mansion House
- Lendal Bridge
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Debtors' Prison
- Stonegate
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Second World War York
- Ouse Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Coins
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'