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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The York Observatory
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Mansion House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The First Railway Station
- Feeding Roman York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze weights
- The George Fox Incident