Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Clifford's Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham School
- The Female Prison
- A Pipkin
- The Debtors' Prison
- Monk Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- Anglian Carving
- Margaret Clitherow
- Statue of Napoleon
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior