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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The End of the Abbey
- The Red Tower
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Sixties York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Micklegate Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Gold Finger Ring
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Minster
- King Richard II and York