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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Multangular Tower
- St William's Shrine
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Greyfriars
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Council of Arles
- The Medieval Castle
- Statue of an Athlete
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Norman Abbey
- The York Helmet
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Norman Castle
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- View from Station Rise
- The Hospitium