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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- York Central Library
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The New Theatre
- Lendal Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'