Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Olave
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Battle of the Standard
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Retreat
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Red Tower
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The George Fox Incident
- King Edward III and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Alcuin of York