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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Helen
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Walmgate Bar
- Viking Coins
- Mary Ward
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Garrison
- George Leeman
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and the Holocaust
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Council of Arles
- A Pipkin