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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- George Leeman
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The End of the Abbey
- The Railway Institute
- The Red Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Constantius Chlorus
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Bar
- The York Observatory
- The George Fox Incident
- Walmgate Bar
- The Hospitium