Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham Bar
- York Garrison
- Anglian Carving
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Abbey