Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Water Lanes
- The York Helmet
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Castle
- King Edward II and York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- View from Station Rise
- 62 Low Petergate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Industrial Upheaval
- Teaching the Poor
- The Multangular Tower