Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Victoria Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Coins
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- View from Station Rise
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Holocaust
- King Edward II and York
- The New Theatre
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Cinema Comes to York
- A Pipkin