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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Carving
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Art Gallery
- Middleham Jewel
- Margaret Clitherow
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Guildhall
- Jubbergate
- The Norman Abbey
- A Pipkin
- York Railway Station