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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Crux's Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Alcuin of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Art Gallery
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Helen
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York's Airfield
- Military Belt Fitting
- The First Railway Station
- The George Fox Incident
- Minster Library
- Olive Oil Container