Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fire in the Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Norman Abbey
- Victoria Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- The Bar Convent
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The End of the Abbey
- Constantius Chlorus
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Black Death
- The New Theatre