Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Red Tower
- King Edward III and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Barley Hall
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze weights
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Scarborough Bridge
- New Shopping Centres