Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Roman Head Pot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Railway Institute
- Yorkshire Museum
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Hospitium
- Victoria Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- The George Fox Incident
- Our Lady's Row
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York