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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Holy Trinity Church
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Medieval Castle
- York Union Gas Works
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Observatory
- The Mystery Plays
- York's Airfield
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of St Olave
- 62 Low Petergate
- Yorkshire Museum