Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- The York Hoard
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Stonegate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Basilica
- Middleham Jewel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Tower