Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- York Castle Museum
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The George Fox Incident
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Micklegate Bar
- Second World War York
- Viking Coins
- The Bar Convent
- York's Coat of Arms
- York's Airfield
- The Red Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cumberland House, King's Staith