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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Fire in the Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- Rowntree Park
- York Art Gallery
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Treasurer's House
- King Richard II and York
- Transport Moves On
- Clifford's Tower
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Railway Station
- The York Hoard
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Teaching the Poor
- New Shopping Centres
- Dick Turpin