Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Jubbergate
- Is York Cursed?
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Olave
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Shambles
- Fishergate Bar
- A New University
- View from Station Rise
- The Medieval Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Roman Fortress
- Lendal Tower