Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Alcuin of York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Middleham Jewel
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The York Helmet
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Holocaust
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Viking Boot
- Ripon College for Women
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Helen
- The Assembly Rooms