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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- York Railway Station
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The George Fox Incident
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Bar Convent
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Garrison
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's Airfield
- The 1190 Massacre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Basilica
- The Norman House