Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Minster Library
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Finger Ring
- Crest of York St John College
- The Debtors' Prison
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Norman Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- King Richard III and York
- A New Vision For York
- The Council of Arles
- The Red Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- View from Station Rise
- Water Lanes
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions