Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Olive Oil Container
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Ripon College for Women
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze weights
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The White Rose of York
- The Mansion House
- Viking Coins
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Gold Finger Ring