Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Is York Cursed?
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Multangular Tower
- Fishergate Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Black Death
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Hoard
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Olive Oil Container
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New Vision For York
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Gold Arm Ring