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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- First World War Memorial
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Multangular Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Minster
- Gold Finger Ring
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Ripon College for Women
- York's Coat of Arms
- The White Rose of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard II and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels