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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Mary Ward
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Castle Museum
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The York Observatory
- The Norman Castle
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A New Walk
- Inscription to Hecules
- Statue of an Athlete
- The First Railway Station
- The Debtors' Prison
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy