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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Basilica
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Transport Moves On
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Carving
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King Richard II and York
- The New Theatre
- Alcuin of York
- Clifford's Tower
- Industrial Upheaval