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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Retreat
- A New Walk
- The Norman Castle
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Hoard
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Jewbury Cemetery