Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Abbot's House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Stonegate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Union Gas Works
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Female Prison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Jubbergate
- Lendal Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Abbey