Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- King Richard III and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Fire in the Minster
- Alcuin of York
- York Central Library
- Norman Window Frame
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Minster Library
- Holy Trinity Church
- The County Court House
- The Hospitium
- Monk Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Silk Cap
- Eric Bloodaxe