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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The York Helmet
- Is York Cursed?
- First World War Memorial
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The New Theatre
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fairfax House
- The Norman Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Barker Tower
- Clifford's Tower
- Monk Bar
- King Edward III and York