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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Railway Institute
- The George Fox Incident
- Judges Lodging
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Art Gallery
- The Greyfriars
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A Pipkin
- The Female Prison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Lendal Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Fairfax House
- Roman Head Pot
- The Red Tower