Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A New University
- York Railway Station
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Lendal Bridge
- New Earswick
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Bombed
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Cross