Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Carving
- York's Airfield
- A New University
- The First Railway Station
- Cinema Comes to York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Middleham Jewel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Olave
- The End of the Abbey
- The Black Death
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Stonegate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Viking Sword Pommel