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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Hoard
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A New Vision For York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Lendal Tower
- First World War Memorial
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Roman Fortress
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Church of St Helen
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop