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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Lendal Bridge
- Lendal Tower
- Feeding Roman York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Basilica
- New Earswick
- Ouse Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman Castle
- Margaret Clitherow
- Statue of the God Mars
- Roman Head Pot
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Railway King: George Hudson