Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Anglian Cross
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- York Railway Station
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions