Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham School
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Coat of Arms
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Multangular Tower
- The Norman Castle
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Roman Gods and Goddesses