Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Water Lanes
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The White Rose of York
- Fire in the Minster
- The First Minster
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Second World War York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Eric Bloodaxe