Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Railway Institute
- Second World War York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Fishergate Bar
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham School
- King Richard III and York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Judges Lodging
- St Crux's Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Water Lanes