Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Head Pot
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Railway Station
- The York Helmet
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War Memorial
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King Richard III and York
- Sixties York
- The Norman Minster
- The Battle of the Standard
- The End of the Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Wilfrid