Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The White Rose of York
- The Cawood Sword
- Cinema Comes to York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Minster
- Ripon College for Women
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Anglian Cross
- George Leeman
- Church of St Olave
- Roman Head Pot
- Alcuin of York
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Greyfriars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Newgate Cross Shaft