Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York's Airfield
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Horn of Ulf
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Boot
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Greyfriars
- Roman Head Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Second World War York
- Is York Cursed?