Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The White Rose of York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St William's Shrine
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fishergate Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Barker Tower
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham School
- Our Lady's Row
- The Multangular Tower
- The New Theatre
- New Shopping Centres
- The Shambles