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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Norman Window Frame
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The First Minster
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Central Library
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward III and York