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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bootham School
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Mansion House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Abbey
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Helmet
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Assembly Rooms
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity