Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze weights
- New Earswick
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Norman Window Frame
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of the God Mars
- George Leeman
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Roman Fortress
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate