Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Observatory
- The Female Prison
- Alcuin of York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft