Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Female Prison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Mansion House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Gold Arm Ring
- Daniel Defoe's York
- De Grey Rooms
- First World War Memorial
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Vikings and Christianity
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- First World War York