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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Cross
- The Bar Convent
- Treasurer's House
- Cinema Comes to York
- The York Hoard
- The Roman Fortress
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The End of the Abbey
- York Central Library
- Viking Male Grooming
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- First World War Memorial
- The Norman Abbey
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street