Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Earswick
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Monk Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Walmgate Bar
- York Bombed
- York and the Holocaust
- Roman Head Pot