Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Council of Arles
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fishergate Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Helen
- Medieval Prisons
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The First Railway Station
- The York Observatory
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Chimney Pot