Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fire in the Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- A New University
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Black Death
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Silver Strap Ends
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York and the Holocaust
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Council of Arles
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Statue of Napoleon
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York