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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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 City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- De Grey Rooms
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Castle
- Our Lady's Row
- Sixties York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Water Lanes
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- St Crux's Church
- The York Hoard
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The New Theatre
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Union Gas Works
- Victoria Bar