Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham School
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Coins
- A New Vision For York
- The York Hoard
- York Railway Station
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Transport Moves On
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Water Lanes
- The Debtors' Prison
- The White Rose of York