Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fairfax House
- Inscription to Hecules
- The County Court House
- Medieval Prisons
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Our Lady's Row
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The End of the Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Roman Fortress
- The York Hoard
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy