Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Sixties York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Railway Station
- Crest of York St John College
- The Railway Institute
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King Edward II and York
- Barley Hall
- King Richard III and York
- The Mystery Plays