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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Gold Finger Ring
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- William Etty, Artist
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Central Library
- Anglian Carving
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Castle
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Monk Bar
- King Richard II and York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Statue of an Athlete