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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Hospitium
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The County Court House
- A New University
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fishergate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A New Vision For York
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Bombed
- Amber Bead Workshop