Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- First World War York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Union Gas Works
- Our Lady's Row
- The Mystery Plays
- The Red Tower
- A New Walk
- The Cawood Sword
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Monk Bar
- The County Court House
- Roman Head Pot
- Feeding Roman York