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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Mary Ward
- The Norman Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The 1190 Massacre
- View from Station Rise
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Treasurer's House
- The Black Death
- Stonegate
- First World War Memorial
- First World War York