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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Helmet
- Lendal Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Is York Cursed?
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Hospitium
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Second World War York
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy