Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- De Grey Rooms
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Ripon College for Women
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Is York Cursed?
- New Earswick
- Treasurer's House
- Medieval Prisons