Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St William's Shrine
- The 1190 Massacre
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Debtors' Prison
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Anglian Carving
- Holy Trinity Church
- Jubbergate
- York Central Library
- First World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of All Saints Pavement