Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Bar
- The Greyfriars
- Middleham Jewel
- Industrial Upheaval
- The New Theatre
- The Debtors' Prison
- A New University
- Water Lanes
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Stonegate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Margaret Clitherow
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of Julia Velva