Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Victoria Bar
- Dick Turpin
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Roman Fortress
- Inscription to Hecules