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 Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- De Grey Rooms
- York Art Gallery
- John Carr - Architect
- Middleham Jewel
- Statue of the God Mars
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- Lendal Tower
- Inscription to Hecules
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Scarborough Bridge