Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Guy Fawkes
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Minster
- Anglian Carving
- Crest of York St John College
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in the 19th Century