Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The White Rose of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A New Walk
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Water Lanes
- First World War York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze weights
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Royal Station Hotel
- Alcuin of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart