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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bootham School
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mystery Plays
- Sixties York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Retreat
- Royal Station Hotel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Ripon College for Women