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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- The York Hoard
- Scarborough Bridge
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Lendal Bridge
- York Union Gas Works
- York Railway Station
- Fishergate Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Boot
- Judges Lodging
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Trams Pulled by Horses