Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Boot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King Richard III and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Constantius Chlorus
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Male Grooming
- Viking Coins
- Anglian Carving
- The Debtors' Prison