Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- York Castle Museum
- View from Station Rise
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Abbot's House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- St Crux's Church
- The Red Tower
- Norman Window Frame
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bronze weights
- Bootham Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Statue of the God Mars
- Dick Turpin