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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Treasurer's House
- Water Lanes
- Bootham Bar
- Dick Turpin
- View from Station Rise
- The Medieval Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- Transport Moves On
- The Norman House
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Olive Oil Container
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Inscription to Hecules