Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The County Court House
- Stonegate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Edward I and York
- The First Railway Station
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Crux's Church
- King Richard II and York