Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Anglian Cross
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Horn of Ulf
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New University
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- A Pipkin
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Battle of Marston Moor