Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St William's Shrine
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King Edward III and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Council of Arles
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Union Gas Works
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Mary Ward