Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Coins
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Minster Library
- The Bar Convent
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bone Trial Piece
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Helen
- Sixties York
- York's Medieval Synagogue