Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Basilica
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Female Prison
- Rowntree Park
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Abbot's House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Skeldergate Bridge