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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Council of Arles
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Feeding Roman York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Crest of York St John College
- Our Lady's Row
- York Central Library
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Clifford's Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- The Norman Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York