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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Is York Cursed?
- Treasurer's House
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Sixties York
- The Railway Institute
- William Etty, Artist
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Medieval Castle
- York's Airfield
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Silk Cap