Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Alcuin of York
- The Basilica
- Industrial Upheaval
- Silver Strap Ends
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Water Lanes
- A New University
- The York Helmet
- The Medieval Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Inscription from Fortress Gate