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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Shambles
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York's Coat of Arms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Bombed
- King Edward II and York
- Is York Cursed?
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Medieval Prisons
- King Richard II and York
- Church of St Wilfrid