Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- St William's Shrine
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Transport Moves On
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham School
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- A New Walk
- The Council of Arles
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The York Helmet