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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Red Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Our Lady's Row
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Roman Fortress
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Greyfriars
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Railway Institute
- The Horn of Ulf
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 19th Century