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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bootham School
- Is York Cursed?
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Bar
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Bombed
- The Debtors' Prison
- Mary Ward
- Water Lanes
- York Central Library
- Jubbergate
- York Railway Station
- The Mansion House
- The Norman Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Holocaust
- Queen Margaret's Arch