Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Barley Hall
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Medieval Minster
- Dick Turpin
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King Edward III and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Basilica
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Helen
- Ouse Bridge
- First World War York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Holy Trinity Church