Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- The Norman House
- The Black Death
- View from Station Rise
- The Greyfriars
- The Cawood Sword
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Monk Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The York Observatory
- Water Lanes