Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- The County Court House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Sixties York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Central Library
- The White Rose of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle