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 in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's Airfield
- Barker Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman House
- Holy Trinity Church
- Minster Library
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Alcuin of York
- York and the Holocaust
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Art Gallery
- A Pipkin
- Queen Margaret's Arch