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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Medieval Castle
- Ouse Bridge
- The Retreat
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The George Fox Incident
- The Norman Abbey
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A Pipkin
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Carving
- A New University
- York's Coat of Arms
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Is York Cursed?