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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Red Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Viking Coins
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The New Theatre
- The Norman Minster
- Transport Moves On
- Is York Cursed?
- Treasurer's House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Minster in the 19th Century