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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- The Roman Fortress
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Bombed
- Monk Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Hospitium
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Second World War York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Eric Bloodaxe