Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Railway Institute
- First World War Memorial
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Female Prison
- York's Coat of Arms
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- View from Station Rise
- Ouse Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Treasurer's House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Retreat
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor