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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Castle Museum
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward III and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Rowntree Park
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New Vision For York
- The Guildhall