Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Monk Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Mystery Plays
- The Black Death
- Ripon College for Women
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bronze weights
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Jubbergate
- First World War York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Artists, Writers and Scientists