Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Scarborough Bridge
- A Pipkin
- Fire in the Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Helen
- De Grey Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York in the fifteenth Century