Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Is York Cursed?
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Castle Museum
- Victoria Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Middleham Jewel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Water Lanes
- Industrial Upheaval
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Gold Arm Ring
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway