Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- The York Helmet
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Helen
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fire in the Minster
- Minster Library
- A New Vision For York
- Our Lady's Row
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The York Hoard
- The County Court House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Monk Bar
- Barley Hall
- The Red Tower