Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Cross
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Red Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- York Bombed
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Leeman
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Micklegate Bar