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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Inscription to Hecules
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and the Holocaust
- Fire in the Minster
- The First Minster
- The Horn of Ulf
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Norman House
- Statue of an Athlete
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Olave
- Gold Arm Ring
- Our Lady's Row
- New Shopping Centres