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 Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Railway Institute
- The Abbot's House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fairfax House
- Feeding Roman York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Judges Lodging
- The Medieval Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Victoria Bar