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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Hospitium
- The Norman Abbey
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's Airfield
- York Castle Museum
- The New Theatre
- A Pipkin
- The Norman Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York