Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- The Basilica
- Royal Station Hotel
- Minster Library
- York Railway Station
- The Mystery Plays
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The 1190 Massacre
- Victoria Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Olave
- King's Manor - Victorian
- A Pipkin
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Hoard
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Inscription to Hecules
- Treasurer's House