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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Greyfriars
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- View from Station Rise
- Fishergate Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Military Belt Fitting
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Middleham Jewel
- King Richard III and York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War York
- The Basilica