Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Mary Ward
- Stonegate
- The Bar Convent
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Richard III and York
- The New Theatre
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New Vision For York
- York Garrison
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bronze weights
- The York Hoard
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Roman Head Pot
- Mithras and Arimanius