Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Ripon College for Women
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Central Library
- New Shopping Centres
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King Edward I and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Garrison
- Viking Coins
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Teaching the Poor
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Water Lanes
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Cawood Sword