Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Carving
- Fairfax House
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Abbot's House
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Inscription to Hecules