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 Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Scarborough Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Holocaust
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Teaching the Poor
- King Richard III and York
- A New Walk
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Helen