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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Lendal Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Helen
- A New Vision For York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Monk Bar
- The Shambles
- The Black Death
- Treasurer's House
- Eric Bloodaxe