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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Castle Museum
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Council of Arles
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Feeding Roman York
- Crest of York St John College
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Railway Station
- Mary Ward
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Bar
- The Greyfriars
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'