Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Judges Lodging
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Boot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Monk Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fairfax House
- A New Walk
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed