Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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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...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- York Art Gallery
- The York Hoard
- The Victorian Prison Building
- View from Station Rise
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Transport Moves On
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Micklegate Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Edward III and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Battle of Marston Moor