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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Our Lady's Row
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Medieval Prisons
- A New Walk
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Clifford's Tower
- York Central Library
- The York Helmet
- Jubbergate
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bone Trial Piece