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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- 62 Low Petergate
- The White Rose of York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fishergate Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Carving
- Clifford's Tower
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Edward III and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Barley Hall
- The Hospitium
- The Battle of the Standard