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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A New University
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Norman Castle
- Is York Cursed?
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Ripon College for Women
- Roman Head Pot
- Treasurer's House
- The Horn of Ulf
- Sixties York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Burial Vessel