Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- King Edward II and York
- New Shopping Centres
- The 1190 Massacre
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Helen
- The First Railway Station
- The Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze weights
- Sixties York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Our Lady's Row
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window