Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Mystery Plays
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mary Ward
- Is York Cursed?
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Victoria Bar
- Aldwark Synagogue
- New Shopping Centres
- The County Court House