Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Viking Boot
- The Hospitium
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The George Fox Incident
- The End of the Abbey
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman Abbey
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Female Prison
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Richard III and York