Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze weights
- A New Walk
- The Norman Castle
- Victoria Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- A New University
- Treasurer's House
- The Red Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Retreat