Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- York Railway Station
- The Multangular Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Silver Strap Ends
- Minster Library
- King Edward I and York
- The First Minster
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Helmet
- The Norman House
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- John Carr - Architect