Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Bone Trial Piece
- De Grey Rooms
- The Norman Castle
- The Medieval Minster
- The Greyfriars
- The Shambles
- St William's Shrine
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New Walk
- New Earswick
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug