Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Middleham Jewel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman Castle
- The Hospitium
- The Multangular Tower
- The Red Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Art Gallery
- Roman Head Pot
- John Carr - Architect
- Jubbergate
- The Mansion House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A Pipkin
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop