Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Our Lady's Row
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Basilica
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Shambles
- Second World War York
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Edward II and York
- The Hospitium
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Is York Cursed?
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Aldwark Synagogue