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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Carving
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Cross
- The Mansion House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The County Court House
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Helmet
- York Art Gallery
- Clifford's Tower