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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Minster
- The Multangular Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- Industrial Upheaval
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Gold Finger Ring
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Military Belt Fitting
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Boot
- King Edward III and York