Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Jubbergate
- Silver Strap Ends
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Carving
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Statue of an Athlete
- Sixties York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- Dick Turpin
- Victoria Bar
- Fishergate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window