Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Minster Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Clifford's Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Carving
- De Grey Rooms
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Water Lanes
- Medieval Chamber Pot