Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Castle Museum
- Crest of York St John College
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bone Trial Piece
- New Earswick
- Ripon College for Women
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Bar Convent
- The Norman Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mary Ward
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Roman Fortress