Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman House
- The Medieval Abbey
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York's Airfield
- Bootham School
- Lendal Bridge
- Viking Boot
- Our Lady's Row
- King Richard III and York
- York's Coat of Arms