Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Walmgate Bar
- York Castle Museum
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cinema Comes to York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Boot
- De Grey Rooms
- York Bombed
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Fishergate Bar
- Church of St Olave
- York in the fifteenth Century