Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Ouse Bridge
- Clifford's Tower
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Dick Turpin
- Judges Lodging
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Transport Moves On
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Carving
- Minster Library
- The Mystery Plays