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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Scarborough Bridge
- De Grey Rooms
- Industrial Upheaval
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Minster
- The Shambles
- King Edward I and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vale of York Viking Hoard