Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fire in the Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Hospitium
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Bar
- Minster Library
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St William's Shrine
- The Shambles
- Bronze weights
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Guy Fawkes
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York