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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Central Library
- Lendal Tower
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham School
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Horn of Ulf
- Guy Fawkes
- Fishergate Bar
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Shambles
- York's Airfield
- Micklegate Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York