Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham School
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The First Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Anglian Carving
- York Art Gallery
- The Shambles
- The New Theatre
- Is York Cursed?
- Margaret Clitherow
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Bombed