Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Cross
- The Battle of the Standard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Female Prison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway Institute
- The Norman House
- William Etty, Artist
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fire in the Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- Crest of York St John College
- Ripon College for Women
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill