Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Crest of York St John College
- Second World War York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Greyfriars
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Lendal Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Olave
- George Leeman
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bronze weights
- York Union Gas Works
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)