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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- First World War York
- The Medieval Castle
- The Abbot's House
- William Etty, Artist
- Fishergate Bar
- A New University
- York Art Gallery
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- View from Station Rise
- The Medieval Abbey
- A Pipkin
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster after the Reformation