Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Alcuin of York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham School
- Minster Library
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Ouse Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Castle Museum
- The Council of Arles
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey