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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St William's Shrine
- Sixties York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The New Theatre
- First World War Memorial
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Multangular Tower
- First World War York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Olive Oil Container
- The Railway Institute
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Retreat