Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- A New Walk
- View from Station Rise
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Boot
- Statue of an Athlete
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The New Theatre
- The Railway Institute
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Helen