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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Alcuin of York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fire in the Minster
- Anglian Cross
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Railway Institute
- The Mansion House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Railway Station
- Central Methodist Chapel