Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Judges Lodging
- Walmgate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Micklegate Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- Second World War York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Helen
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Garrison
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Daniel Defoe's York