Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Edward I and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Transport Moves On
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mary Ward
- The First Minster
- Barker Tower
- King Richard III and York
- New Shopping Centres
- York Central Library
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Coins
- Our Lady's Row
- St William's Shrine