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/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Norman Window Frame
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Clifford's Tower
- York Garrison
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Cinema Comes to York
- A New Walk
- King Edward II and York
- Micklegate Bar
- The Guildhall
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fire in the Minster