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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Norman House
- King Edward III and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Yorkshire Museum
- William Etty, Artist
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Dick Turpin
- Silver Strap Ends
- First World War Memorial
- Stonegate
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's Airfield