Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Medieval Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Bombed
- Viking Male Grooming
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Greyfriars
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A Pipkin
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Basilica