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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Alcuin of York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman House
- Margaret Clitherow
- First World War Memorial
- York Bombed
- King Edward III and York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Crest of York St John College
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- De Grey Rooms
- The George Fox Incident
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Inside the Roman Fortress