Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- Bootham School
- Minster Library
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Railway Station
- Norman Window Frame
- The Abbot's House
- The County Court House
- The White Rose of York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Cinema Comes to York
- Judges Lodging
- The Basilica
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Railway Institute
- The Debtors' Prison
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York