Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Treasurer's House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Bar Convent
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Retreat
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fairfax House
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Water Lanes