Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Statue of the God Mars
- Guy Fawkes
- Church of St Helen
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Black Death
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman House
- York's Airfield