Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A Pipkin
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Second World War York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Hospitium
- King Richard III and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Viking Coins
- Bronze weights
- York's first historian: Francis Drake