Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's Coat of Arms
- New Earswick
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fire in the Minster
- Clifford's Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- New Shopping Centres
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Council of Arles
- Water Lanes
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Ouse Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant