Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- A New Walk
- The Retreat
- The Female Prison
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Lendal Tower
- The Norman House
- Military Belt Fitting
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Dick Turpin
- The Hospitium
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Norman Window Frame
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Medieval Abbey
- The New Theatre