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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Roman Fortress
- View from Station Rise
- Our Lady's Row
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Water Lanes
- The First Railway Station
- The First Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Bar