Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- A New University
- Feeding Roman York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Gold Finger Ring
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Norman Window Frame
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A New Vision For York