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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Norman Window Frame
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Lendal Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- George Leeman
- The Railway Institute
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Cross
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Black Death
- A New Walk