Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Cinema Comes to York
- The 1190 Massacre
- King Edward I and York
- York Union Gas Works
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Vikings and Christianity
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's Airfield
- The Hospitium
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The New Theatre
- St Crux's Church
- Middleham Jewel
- The Multangular Tower
- John Carr - Architect
- Sixties York