Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- View from Station Rise
- Treasurer's House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A Pipkin
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Hospitium
- The White Rose of York
- Alcuin of York
- York's Airfield
- First World War Memorial
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Male Grooming