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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Royal Station Hotel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Hospitium
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The York Hoard
- Micklegate Bar
- The Retreat