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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The White Rose of York
- The George Fox Incident
- Statue of Napoleon
- Stonegate
- Anglian Cross
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Sixties York
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Union Gas Works
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Guy Fawkes