Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious 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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- First World War York
- The Norman House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Council of Arles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York's Airfield
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's Coat of Arms