Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Lendal Bridge
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Bombed
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Anglian Cross
- York Art Gallery
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Stonegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Victorian Prison Building