Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- A Pipkin
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Crux's Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and the Holocaust
- Treasurer's House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Hospitium
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Holy Trinity Church