Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Richard II and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Jubbergate
- Water Lanes
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Retreat
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Cross
- The York Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Feeding Roman York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Yorkshire Museum
- Sixties York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart