Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- A New University
- Lendal Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- New Shopping Centres
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Retreat
- Margaret Clitherow
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Hospitium
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The County Court House