Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Olive Oil Container
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Victoria Bar
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Norman Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Alcuin of York
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Retreat
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers