Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Viking Male Grooming
- Alcuin of York
- Monk Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Viking Silk Cap
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The End of the Abbey
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Scarborough Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Medieval Prisons
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Fairfax House
- Clifford's Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century