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 Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Debtors' Prison
- Minster Library
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Female Prison
- King Richard II and York
- The Cawood Sword
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- Fairfax House
- Monk Bar