Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bone Trial Piece
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham School
- Fishergate Bar
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Is York Cursed?
- King Edward I and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Feeding Roman York
- York Central Library