Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- George Leeman
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The George Fox Incident
- York Railway Station
- Our Lady's Row
- Margaret Clitherow
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The York Hoard
- King Edward I and York
- De Grey Rooms
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- New Earswick
- The Council of Arles
- A Pipkin