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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Medieval Minster
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Garrison
- Bootham Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Female Prison
- Is York Cursed?
- Barker Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vikings and Christianity
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- John Carr - Architect
- King Richard III and York
- The Abbot's House