Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Minster Library
- Gold Finger Ring
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The White Rose of York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Transport Moves On
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Fairfax House
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- 62 Low Petergate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning