Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The First Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Minster Library
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St William's Shrine
- The Railway Institute
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Guildhall
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Roman Fortress
- A New Walk