Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Is York Cursed?
- The York Helmet
- Viking Coins
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St William's Shrine
- York Central Library
- King Richard II and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- William Etty, Artist
- The First Minster
- Transport Moves On
- Norman Window Frame
- York Garrison
- The Norman Abbey
- Mary Ward