Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Norman House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bone Trial Piece
- Teaching the Poor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Barker Tower
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The End of the Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Ouse Bridge