Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Micklegate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Yorkshire Museum
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Norman Minster
- King Edward II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Greyfriars
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Clifford's Tower