Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Castle
- York Central Library
- York Bombed
- Monk Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Treasurer's House
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Mary Ward
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers