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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cinema Comes to York
- Alcuin of York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward I and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Lendal Tower
- Mary Ward
- Gold Finger Ring
- Church of St Helen
- York Art Gallery