Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Teaching the Poor
- The County Court House
- The First Railway Station
- Medieval Prisons
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Garrison
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The York Helmet
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Norman Minster
- York Castle Museum
- King's Manor - Victorian