Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Yorkshire Museum
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Second World War York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Black Death
- King Edward II and York
- The Hospitium
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Feeding Roman York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Statue of Napoleon