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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New Vision For York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Greyfriars
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The White Rose of York
- York Railway Station
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Guildhall
- York Union Gas Works
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Norman House
- The Norman Castle