Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Gold Arm Ring
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- First World War York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman Castle
- The Greyfriars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Carving
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman House
- New Shopping Centres
- The Norman Abbey
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of Napoleon