Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Norman House
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York and the Holocaust
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fishergate Bar
- York Art Gallery
- Norman Window Frame
- The Greyfriars
- Inscription to Hecules
- Clifford's Tower