Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Transport Moves On
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Roman Head Pot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Crest of York St John College
- The Medieval Minster
- A Pipkin
- Medieval Prisons
- Margaret Clitherow
- A New University
- The Hospitium
- The Mystery Plays
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop