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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Mystery Plays
- Stonegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The First Railway Station
- The Shambles
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of an Athlete
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy