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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Mystery Plays
- A New University
- Bronze weights
- Bootham School
- Viking Boot
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- First World War York
- York Union Gas Works
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A Pipkin
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Norman Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fire in the Minster