Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Monk Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- St William's Shrine
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The White Rose of York
- Fishergate Bar
- The Shambles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Bar Convent
- The Multangular Tower