Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward I and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St William's Shrine
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of St Olave
- Treasurer's House
- The First Minster
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Water Lanes
- York's Airfield
- Feeding Roman York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Minster Library
- York Union Gas Works