Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- First World War York
- The Railway Institute
- Teaching the Poor
- The Council of Arles
- Medieval Prisons
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Hospitium
- Lendal Bridge
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- The Mystery Plays
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Edward I and York
- Central Methodist Chapel