Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Airfield
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- George Leeman
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Second World War York
- The Medieval Minster
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The White Rose of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Horn of Ulf
- Norman Window Frame
- Bone Trial Piece
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Abbey