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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Transport Moves On
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The York Observatory
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Anglian Cross
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Retreat
- The Roman Fortress
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Black Death
- The Norman Minster
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Glazed Medieval Jug