Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Horn of Ulf
- Statue of an Athlete
- View from Station Rise
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Lendal Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman Abbey
- The Roman Fortress
- Fairfax House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Union Gas Works
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Black Death
- Barley Hall