Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Guy Fawkes
- The New Theatre
- Yorkshire Museum
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Barley Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Art Gallery
- The Retreat
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Crest of York St John College
- The White Rose of York
- The Basilica
- Walmgate Bar
- George Leeman