Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- The York Observatory
- St William's Shrine
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- Clifford's Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Guy Fawkes
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Margaret Clitherow
- Aldwark Synagogue
- George Leeman
- Transport Moves On
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Guildhall
- Our Lady's Row