Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Carving
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Barker Tower
- New Earswick
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Minster Library
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Bar Convent
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Multangular Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fairfax House