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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Inscription to Hecules
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Feeding Roman York
- Bootham Bar
- New Earswick
- Walmgate Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Yorkshire Museum