Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Rowntree Park
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Margaret Clitherow
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Guildhall
- A Pipkin
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Elizabeth Boardingham