Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's Airfield
- The Medieval Minster
- The Greyfriars
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- John Carr - Architect
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Ouse Bridge
- Barley Hall
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The First Minster