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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Bar Convent
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fishergate Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Viking Coins
- Olive Oil Container
- The First Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Barker Tower