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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's Coat of Arms
- Sixties York
- The Norman Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Monk Bar
- The Bar Convent
- A New Walk
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Edward II and York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector