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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- A New University
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Our Lady's Row
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Observatory
- Roman Head Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Railway Station