Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Art Gallery
- King Richard III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Treasurer's House
- Lendal Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman House
- The Greyfriars
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Jubbergate
- York's Coat of Arms
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Minster