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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Railway Institute
- Jubbergate
- York's Airfield
- 62 Low Petergate
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- New Shopping Centres
- The County Court House
- The Abbot's House
- The Red Tower
- Viking Silk Cap
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre