Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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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.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of St Helen
- Margaret Clitherow
- Roman Head Pot
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Debtors' Prison
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Garrison
- The Mystery Plays
- The Black Death
- The First Railway Station
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Monk Bar