Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Guildhall
- A New Vision For York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Hospitium
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Red Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A New Walk