Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The York Hoard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Lendal Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Hospitium
- Minster Library
- Statue of Napoleon