Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The County Court House
- Jubbergate
- The Retreat
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Holocaust
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bronze weights
- Barley Hall
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Mystery Plays
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The York Hoard
- The Norman Minster