Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Feeding Roman York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fishergate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Mystery Plays
- Medieval Prisons
- Our Lady's Row
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- First World War Memorial
- Lendal Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Abbot's House
- Cinema Comes to York