Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Hospitium
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Richard II and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- A New Vision For York
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The 1190 Massacre
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop