Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- View from Station Rise
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Richard II and York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Rowntree Park
- The Mansion House
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Battle of the Standard
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Olave
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Male Grooming