Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- A New University
- Feeding Roman York
- Second World War York
- York Art Gallery
- York's Coat of Arms
- Roman Head Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St William's Shrine
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Shambles
- Teaching the Poor
- The Multangular Tower
- Monk Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Crux's Church