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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Feeding Roman York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Second World War York
- The First Minster
- The York Helmet
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard III and York
- Jubbergate
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Male Grooming