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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- First World War Memorial
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Boot
- The Battle of the Standard
- Statue of Napoleon
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Basilica
- Second World War York
- The Multangular Tower
- Ouse Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- The Roman Fortress