Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Inscription to Hecules
- Water Lanes
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- A Pipkin
- The Abbot's House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Monk Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- The York Hoard
- The York Observatory
- The End of the Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New University