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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward I and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Walmgate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Jubbergate
- Fire in the Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Margaret Clitherow
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Bar Convent
- The Retreat
- The New Theatre
- The Shambles
- Daniel Defoe's York