Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Scarborough Bridge
- The End of the Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Retreat
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Red Tower
- Royal Station Hotel
- Gold Arm Ring
- New Earswick
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Battle of the Standard
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'