Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham School
- The George Fox Incident
- King Richard III and York
- The Female Prison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Crest of York St John College
- Barley Hall
- Alcuin of York
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Cawood Sword
- Monk Bar