Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Clifford's Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- George Leeman
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Crux's Church
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Feeding Roman York
- York Garrison
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Helen
- The George Fox Incident
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- New Shopping Centres
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street