Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- A New Vision For York
- Fire in the Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Alcuin of York
- The First Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Monk Bar