Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The Medieval Abbey
- Minster Library
- The York Observatory
- The Hospitium
- William Etty, Artist
- Clifford's Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Minster
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The First Railway Station
- King Edward III and York
- St Crux's Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Victorian Prison Building