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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Barker Tower
- York Railway Station
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Minster Library
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The First Railway Station
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Castle Museum
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Red Tower