Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Is York Cursed?
- Margaret Clitherow
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Retreat
- Gold Arm Ring
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Airfield
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre