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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Hoard
- The First Minster
- Judges Lodging
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of St Olave
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Richard III and York
- A Pipkin
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York