Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- The Norman Castle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King Edward I and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Stonegate
- Statue of an Athlete
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The White Rose of York
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Daniel Defoe's York