Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The Retreat
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Norman Window Frame
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The County Court House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Bombed
- The George Fox Incident
- York Union Gas Works
- The Battle of the Standard