Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A New University
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Our Lady's Row
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze weights
- The York Observatory
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Olave
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Railway Institute
- The Council of Arles