Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Medieval Prisons
- The First Railway Station
- Lendal Bridge
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Military Belt Fitting
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rowntree Park
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Teaching the Poor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions