Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Fire in the Minster
- Roman Head Pot
- King Richard II and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The End of the Abbey
- The Mystery Plays
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Greyfriars
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Fishergate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Micklegate Bar