Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Statue of an Athlete
- The York Hoard
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fire in the Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- King Richard II and York
- Our Lady's Row
- Inscription to Hecules
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- View from Station Rise
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Barley Hall