Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Edward I and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Anglian Carving
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Abbey
- The Shambles
- Industrial Upheaval
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Bar Convent
- St Columba's United Reformed Church