Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Transport Moves On
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Gold Arm Ring
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of Napoleon
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- Church of St Wilfrid