Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Retreat
- Eric Bloodaxe
- 62 Low Petergate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Water Lanes
- The Mansion House
- King Richard II and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The End of the Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- New Shopping Centres