Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Cross
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Art Gallery
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Jubbergate
- Viking Male Grooming
- Inscription to Hecules
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New Walk
- Alcuin of York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Helen
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- New Shopping Centres