Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- New Shopping Centres
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Lendal Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Assembly Rooms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Treasurer's House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Barley Hall
- First World War Memorial
- The Cawood Sword
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rebuilt in Stone