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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Carving
- King Richard III and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Shambles
- Silver Strap Ends
- Fairfax House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Guy Fawkes
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Hospitium
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Alcuin of York
- The Mystery Plays