Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Mansion House
- The Bar Convent
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- John Carr - Architect
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Basilica
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Female Prison
- Barker Tower
- The Shambles
- Viking Coins
- The First Railway Station
- York Garrison