Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of Napoleon
- Rebuilt in Stone
- First World War Memorial
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bone Trial Piece
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Art Gallery