Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Castle Museum
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Roman Fortress
- The Shambles
- The Cawood Sword
- A New University
- The Red Tower
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Garrison
- The York Helmet
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Alcuin of York
- Monk Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue