Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Minster Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Castle
- Medieval Prisons
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of an Athlete
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New Walk
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The End of the Abbey
- St William's Shrine
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill