Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Viking Boot
- The Battle of the Standard
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Carving
- Minster Library
- Our Lady's Row
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Castle Museum
- Lendal Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Hospitium
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Monk Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses