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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Norman House
- Is York Cursed?
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Edward II and York
- The Guildhall
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Central Library
- The Medieval Abbey