Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Male Grooming
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Horn of Ulf
- The White Rose of York
- The Mansion House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Crest of York St John College
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The New Theatre
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Royal Station Hotel
- Military Belt Fitting
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom