Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Walmgate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Richard III and York
- The Female Prison
- The Shambles
- Anglian Cross
- A Pipkin
- The 1190 Massacre
- Crest of York St John College
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- First World War York
- Jewbury Cemetery