Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Medieval Castle
- The Abbot's House
- The Basilica
- Monk Bar
- Teaching the Poor
- Roman Head Pot
- Jubbergate
- The Red Tower
- York and the Holocaust
- A New Vision For York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Bar Convent
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward I and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Art Gallery