Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward I and York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Bar Convent
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman Abbey
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Helen
- The Black Death
- The Medieval Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Jewbury Cemetery