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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Edward III and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Minster Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Water Lanes
- Clifford's Tower
- The County Court House
- The Roman Fortress
- Industrial Upheaval
- The New Theatre