Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Margaret Clitherow
- Micklegate Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- New Earswick
- The Female Prison
- Walmgate Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Union Gas Works
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- View from Station Rise
- St Crux's Church
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window