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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Industrial Upheaval
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- George Leeman
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- The White Rose of York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop