Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Barker Tower
- Clifford's Tower
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Debtors' Prison
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The County Court House
- Holy Trinity Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King Edward II and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Second World War York
- Statue of an Athlete