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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Boot
- The Norman Abbey
- Middleham Jewel
- The White Rose of York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Barker Tower
- St Crux's Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Red Tower