Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Judges Lodging
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The White Rose of York
- Our Lady's Row
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- View from Station Rise
- New Earswick
- The Roman Fortress
- The Debtors' Prison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl