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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Minster Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- Micklegate Bar
- King Edward I and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- 62 Low Petergate
- New Earswick
- King Edward III and York
- Sixties York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Norman Window Frame
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Helen
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop