Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The First Railway Station
- Lendal Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- De Grey Rooms
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Hospitium
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Dick Turpin
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Norman House
- The Mansion House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription from Fortress Gate