Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Richard II and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Olive Oil Container
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of St Olave
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Norman Castle
- The Basilica
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Cinema Comes to York
- Crest of York St John College
- Roman Head Pot
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in Viking Times