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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Central Library
- Barker Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Crest of York St John College
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman Castle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Victoria Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jewbury Cemetery