Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Treasurer's House
- The York Hoard
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Boot
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Shambles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Multangular Tower
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Statue of an Athlete