Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Barker Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Mary Ward
- The Mystery Plays
- Minster Library
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Retreat
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Stonegate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions