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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Holocaust
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Bar Convent
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New University
- The First Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Norman Castle
- Micklegate Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Castle