Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- The Black Death
- Fishergate Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Minster Library
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- 62 Low Petergate
- The York Helmet
- Jubbergate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Abbot's House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Mansion House
- The Minster in the 18th Century