Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Is York Cursed?
- The Red Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Water Lanes
- The Medieval Minster
- The Bar Convent
- Feeding Roman York
- The Mystery Plays
- Daniel Defoe's York
- All Saints Church, North Street