Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- De Grey Rooms
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St William's Shrine
- Walmgate Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Minster Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- John Carr - Architect
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Richard III and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning