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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward III and York
- The Mansion House
- Anglian Cross
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Stonegate
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- George Leeman
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Central Library
- The Debtors' Prison