Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman Castle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Castle Museum
- Bone Trial Piece
- A New Vision For York
- Fire in the Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- The Bar Convent
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Treasurer's House
- The York Hoard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York