Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- York Railway Station
- St William's Shrine
- De Grey Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham School
- Bronze weights
- The First Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fishergate Bar
- The Retreat
- Is York Cursed?
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Railway Institute