Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bootham School
- Gold Finger Ring
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Cross
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Minster Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Mary Ward