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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Vikings and Christianity
- The York Hoard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Richard II and York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The First Railway Station
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bone Trial Piece
- Barley Hall
- Fire in the Minster