Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Red Tower
- The Mystery Plays
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Carving
- York Garrison
- Industrial Upheaval