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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Council of Arles
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Is York Cursed?
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze weights
- Dick Turpin
- First World War Memorial
- The Female Prison
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Richard II and York
- The Norman House
- De Grey Rooms
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Crest of York St John College