Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Lendal Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The 1190 Massacre
- 62 Low Petergate
- St William's Shrine
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Mystery Plays
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Olave