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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Richard III and York
- York Bombed
- The Norman Minster
- A New University
- Walmgate Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Industrial Upheaval
- The County Court House
- Victoria Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Castle Museum
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop