Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman House
- The Medieval Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rowntree Park
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Richard III and York
- Fairfax House
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Helen
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The County Court House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Norman Abbey
- Inside the Roman Fortress