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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- A New University
- The Abbot's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Is York Cursed?
- The Norman Castle
- Mary Ward
- Our Lady's Row
- King Edward I and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Cawood Sword
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Crux's Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Silk Cap