Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The 1190 Massacre
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Mystery Plays
- The New Theatre
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Barley Hall
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Carving
- A New University
- Middleham Jewel
- King Richard II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Lendal Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Crest of York St John College