Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- The Abbot's House
- The Assembly Rooms
- Treasurer's House
- York's Airfield
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Cross
- Sixties York
- The End of the Abbey
- King Richard III and York
- The Mansion House
- Monk Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Norman Window Frame