Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Medieval Castle
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The End of the Abbey
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Roman Head Pot
- York Garrison
- The George Fox Incident
- The Battle of the Standard
- Dick Turpin
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Art Gallery
- Margaret Clitherow
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Abbey