Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze weights
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Scarborough Bridge
- York and the Holocaust
- The First Railway Station
- Barker Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Victoria Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Cawood Sword