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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Statue of the God Mars
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Boot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Statue of an Athlete
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze weights
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward II and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Railway Station
- The Basilica
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector