Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Castle
- York Art Gallery
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Second World War York
- The First Railway Station
- Ouse Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York