Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Statue of an Athlete
- The White Rose of York
- Fishergate Bar
- Sixties York
- King Edward II and York
- New Earswick
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- George Leeman
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Monk Bar
- The Female Prison
- The Assembly Rooms
- Norman Window Frame