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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Female Prison
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman Castle
- George Leeman
- York Bombed
- Teaching the Poor
- Ripon College for Women
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Olive Oil Container
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa