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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Olave
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fishergate Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jubbergate
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- York Castle Museum
- Sixties York
- Clifford's Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Railway Institute