Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Olive Oil Container
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman Castle
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Anglian Carving
- Barley Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The First Railway Station
- A Pipkin
- Gold Finger Ring
- First World War Memorial
- New Shopping Centres
- Hair of a Roman Girl