Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The York Helmet
- St William's Shrine
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Mary Ward
- Alcuin of York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Crest of York St John College
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Edward I and York
- The Abbot's House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Cross
- Roman Head Pot
- Amber Bead Workshop