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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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.
- The Female Prison
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Treasurer's House
- Teaching the Poor
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Black Death
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Jubbergate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fire in the Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster after the Reformation