Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Clifford's Tower
- The Red Tower
- The Greyfriars
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Norman Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Hoard
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Ripon College for Women
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle