Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rowntree Park
- Bone Trial Piece
- Jubbergate
- The New Theatre
- William Etty, Artist
- Is York Cursed?
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The County Court House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fire in the Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Guildhall
- The Cawood Sword
- York's first historian: Francis Drake