Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Mansion House
- The Female Prison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Guildhall
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Stonegate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement