Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Middleham Jewel
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Barker Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War Memorial
- Ripon College for Women
- The First Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Alcuin of York