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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Gold Arm Ring
- Jubbergate
- King Richard II and York
- The White Rose of York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Olive Oil Container
- York Union Gas Works
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fairfax House
- Water Lanes
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Yorkshire Museum