Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham School
- The Retreat
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman House
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's Airfield
- Water Lanes
- King Edward I and York
- De Grey Rooms
- The White Rose of York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The George Fox Incident
- Viking Coins