Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Monk Bar
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Male Grooming
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Feeding Roman York
- The Retreat
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of Napoleon
- The End of the Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- Industrial Upheaval
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop