Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Silk Cap
- A New University
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Olive Oil Container
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Barley Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Carving
- The Abbot's House
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Multangular Tower
- The First Minster
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Boot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake