Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Edward I and York
- Sixties York
- The York Helmet
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Retreat
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Second World War York
- King Edward III and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Art Gallery
- The Bar Convent