Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Statue of the God Mars
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Castle Museum
- The First Minster
- The Horn of Ulf
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Dick Turpin
- The Greyfriars
- Royal Station Hotel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Norman Window Frame
- New Earswick
- The Debtors' Prison