Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Shambles
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Basilica
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The New Theatre
- Vikings and Christianity
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Minster
- York Castle Museum