Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Coins
- The End of the Abbey
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Holocaust
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Olave
- The Basilica
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- De Grey Rooms
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Red Tower
- Victoria Bar
- The Norman Castle