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
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- The White Rose of York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Medieval Castle
- St Crux's Church
- Micklegate Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- New Shopping Centres
- The First Railway Station
- The First Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Victoria Bar