Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Cawood Sword
- Stonegate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- View from Station Rise
- The Battle of the Standard
- Guy Fawkes