Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Judges Lodging
- Holy Trinity Church
- Lendal Tower
- Alcuin of York
- King Edward I and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Minster
- The Black Death
- Medieval Prisons
- New Earswick
- Gold Arm Ring
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St William's Shrine