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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St William's Shrine
- Inscription to Hecules
- Mary Ward
- The York Hoard
- The End of the Abbey
- Teaching the Poor
- Jubbergate
- The Norman Minster
- The Hospitium
- Viking Boot
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- William Etty, Artist
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Guildhall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Holocaust
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York