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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Ripon College for Women
- Alcuin of York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Greyfriars
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Boot
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Norman Castle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Multangular Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Middleham Jewel