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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fairfax House
- The Norman Minster
- View from Station Rise
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The George Fox Incident
- Lendal Bridge
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Guildhall
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Coins
- Scarborough Bridge