Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- The Roman Fortress
- St Crux's Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- View from Station Rise
- The York Observatory
- The Norman Minster
- The First Railway Station
- St William's Shrine
- Bone Trial Piece
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Castle
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Mansion House