Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Crux's Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Stonegate
- The Norman House
- St William's Shrine
- Margaret Clitherow
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- View from Station Rise
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The County Court House