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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Multangular Tower
- Jubbergate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Bombed
- Sixties York
- Ripon College for Women
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Gold Finger Ring
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Teaching the Poor