Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Female Prison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Middleham Jewel
- The County Court House
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Mansion House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Barley Hall
- First World War York
- Is York Cursed?
- The New Theatre
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cinema Comes to York
- Industrial Upheaval