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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The New Theatre
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Medieval Abbey
- Cinema Comes to York
- York's Airfield
- The Hospitium
- The White Rose of York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Basilica
- Stonegate