Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Our Lady's Row
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Fairfax House
- Feeding Roman York
- York Art Gallery
- Margaret Clitherow
- Statue of the God Mars
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Walmgate Bar
- Barley Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)