Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Barley Hall
- Barker Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- Stonegate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Carving
- St Crux's Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- View from Station Rise
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Military Belt Fitting
- St William's Shrine
- New Shopping Centres
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters