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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman Minster
- New Earswick
- Viking Boot
- The Council of Arles
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Castle Museum
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Garrison
- Water Lanes
- Fire in the Minster
- The Hospitium
- The Horn of Ulf
- The York Helmet
- King Edward I and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Jewbury Cemetery