Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Red Tower
- The Multangular Tower
- First World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Roman Head Pot
- The Shambles
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Basilica
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The End of the Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- New Earswick
- Viking Silk Cap
- Feeding Roman York
- St Martin Le Grand Church