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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inscription to Hecules
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The End of the Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- 62 Low Petergate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Guy Fawkes
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Carving
- Church of St Wilfrid