Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Mystery Plays
- York Union Gas Works
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Rowntree Park
- First World War York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Basilica
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Barley Hall
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Holocaust
- Medieval Prisons