Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- A Pipkin
- The Mystery Plays
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Silk Cap
- Fishergate Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Battle of the Standard
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York's Airfield
- Judges Lodging
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York St John in the 20th Century