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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of the God Mars
- The County Court House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bone Trial Piece
- New Earswick
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham School
- Anglian Cross
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Our Lady's Row
- King Edward III and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Constantius Chlorus