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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Gold Arm Ring
- New Shopping Centres
- The County Court House
- Treasurer's House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Ripon College for Women
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fishergate Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Basilica
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A New Walk
- Anglian Cross