Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Castle
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New Vision For York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Horn of Ulf
- Statue of an Athlete
- The End of the Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Olave
- Barley Hall
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The York Hoard
- Guy Fawkes
- Gold Arm Ring