Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Walmgate Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inscription to Hecules
- Crest of York St John College
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Minster Library
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- 62 Low Petergate