Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The Medieval Abbey
- The York Observatory
- Royal Station Hotel
- Norman Window Frame
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Cinema Comes to York
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation