Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Female Prison
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Bar Convent
- The George Fox Incident
- The Railway Institute
- Fairfax House
- A Pipkin
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Medieval Castle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Central Library
- The Abbot's House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Sixties York