Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The First Minster
- Second World War York
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Silk Cap
- St William's Shrine
- The White Rose of York
- Crest of York St John College
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Red Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Cinema Comes to York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mansion House
- The Debtors' Prison