Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Margaret Clitherow
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Transport Moves On
- Anglian Carving
- The Railway Institute
- Our Lady's Row
- Statue of Napoleon
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham Bar
- The Bar Convent
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Bombed
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Assembly Rooms