Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bootham Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mary Ward
- Barker Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The White Rose of York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Statue of an Athlete
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Guildhall
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Carving
- St William's Shrine