Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Is York Cursed?
- The Multangular Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Olave
- Norman Window Frame
- The Shambles
- The Retreat
- Water Lanes
- The Mystery Plays
- The Greyfriars
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New University
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in the 18th Century