Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Red Tower
- A New Walk
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The York Helmet
- Lendal Bridge
- Our Lady's Row
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Military Belt Fitting
- The York Observatory
- York and the Holocaust