Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The County Court House
- Military Belt Fitting
- St William's Shrine
- York Union Gas Works
- The Hospitium
- A New University
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Is York Cursed?
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The White Rose of York
- York Art Gallery
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Guy Fawkes
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Abbot's House
- Viking Boot