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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- John Carr - Architect
- The Railway Institute
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Red Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Mystery Plays
- Roman Head Pot
- The White Rose of York
- Middleham Jewel
- Industrial Upheaval