Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- William Etty, Artist
- The Council of Arles
- Norman Window Frame
- The Black Death
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Roman Head Pot
- York Castle Museum
- The Horn of Ulf
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Central Library
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Crux's Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers