Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Margaret Clitherow
- St William's Shrine
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Olave
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway Institute
- The Roman Fortress
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The County Court House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Medieval Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge