Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Debtors' Prison
- New Shopping Centres
- A Pipkin
- The White Rose of York
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Black Death
- Teaching the Poor
- Constantius Chlorus
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Mansion House
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Is York Cursed?
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- William Etty, Artist
- The Horn of Ulf
- Inside the Roman Fortress