Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Medieval Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- De Grey Rooms
- The Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street