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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Minster
- Minster Library
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York and the Holocaust
- Water Lanes
- Barker Tower
- The Railway Institute
- The Multangular Tower
- The Mansion House
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Richard III and York
- The Cawood Sword
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Debtors' Prison