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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Central Library
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- John Carr - Architect
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Guy Fawkes
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Retreat
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Industrial Upheaval