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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Treasurer's House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Assembly Rooms
- Barker Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St William's Shrine
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Holy Trinity Church
- First World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Medieval Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Water Lanes
- The Norman House