Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Red Tower
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Victoria Bar
- Lendal Tower
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Helmet
- Ripon College for Women
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Cross