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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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The County Court House
- A New Vision For York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Roman Fortress
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Guy Fawkes
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Jubbergate
- Bronze weights
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Cross
- The Victorian Prison Building