Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman House
- Teaching the Poor
- St Crux's Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The 1190 Massacre
- Clifford's Tower
- York Railway Station
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Hoard
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Sixties York
- The Hospitium
- 62 Low Petergate