Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Basilica
- A Pipkin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- William Etty, Artist
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Cawood Sword
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham School