Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Guy Fawkes
- York Central Library
- The Female Prison
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Basilica
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The George Fox Incident
- The Greyfriars
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Railway Station
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Hospitium