Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Council of Arles
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Barley Hall
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- John Carr - Architect
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Mithras and Arimanius
- George Leeman
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The End of the Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ripon College for Women
- King Edward I and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas