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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Feeding Roman York
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Bar
- The Mansion House
- Viking Male Grooming
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Alcuin of York
- Viking Boot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- First World War York
- Anglian Carving