Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The First Railway Station
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The York Hoard
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Holocaust
- A Pipkin
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- The White Rose of York
- The Battle of Marston Moor