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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Second World War York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Sword Pommel
- First World War York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Bar Convent
- Viking Male Grooming
- Guy Fawkes
- York Castle Museum