Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Union Gas Works
- The End of the Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Norman Window Frame
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Bombed
- Mary Ward
- John Carr - Architect
- Monk Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Abbot's House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- New Earswick
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Holy Trinity Church