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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The White Rose of York
- The Medieval Castle
- York Bombed
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Victoria Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Olive Oil Container
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Norman Window Frame
- The Shambles
- The 1190 Massacre
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Union Gas Works
- A New University