Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Crest of York St John College
- Statue of the God Mars
- Our Lady's Row
- Second World War York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Walk
- York Art Gallery
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Bar Convent
- Clifford's Tower
- The Retreat
- The Battle of the Standard