Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Roman Head Pot
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- George Leeman
- The First Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- The Council of Arles
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham School
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of the God Mars
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York