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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Military Belt Fitting
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Jubbergate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Abbot's House
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman Castle
- Yorkshire Museum
- First World War Memorial
- Bootham School
- Mithras and Arimanius
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman House
- The Mansion House