Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- The Bar Convent
- The Norman Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Cross
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Stonegate
- The Guildhall
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Military Belt Fitting
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Scarborough Bridge