Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- 62 Low Petergate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Carving
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Walmgate Bar
- King Edward II and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Our Lady's Row
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Castle
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Basilica
- Mary Ward
- The Greyfriars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The George Fox Incident