Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Retreat
- A New Walk
- Holy Trinity Church
- Fishergate Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- Is York Cursed?
- John Carr - Architect
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Lendal Tower
- Royal Station Hotel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Cawood Sword
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity