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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Richard III and York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Barker Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Roman Head Pot
- Viking Male Grooming
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The York Hoard
- Medieval Prisons
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Greyfriars
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 18th Century