Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Basilica
- Judges Lodging
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Coins
- The Roman Fortress
- The Multangular Tower
- Second World War York
- The First Railway Station
- The First Minster
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Female Prison
- York and the Holocaust
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Industrial Upheaval
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze weights
- The Mansion House