Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Clifford's Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Guy Fawkes
- Bronze weights
- Central Methodist Chapel
- New Earswick
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Railway Station
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Retreat
- York Art Gallery