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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- York and the Holocaust
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- New Earswick
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Helmet
- Statue of an Athlete
- Inscription to Hecules
- Victoria Bar
- Micklegate Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Feeding Roman York