Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Bar Convent
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The George Fox Incident
- Holy Trinity Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Central Library
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Ouse Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Clifford's Tower
- York's Airfield
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King Edward II and York
- King Edward III and York