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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Minster Library
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Medieval Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Our Lady's Row
- The Black Death
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Statue of Napoleon
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Railway Institute
- Constantius Chlorus
- Sixties York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Cross
- York Railway Station