Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Assembly Rooms
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Fire in the Minster
- Rowntree Park
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Middleham Jewel
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Retreat
- King Edward I and York
- Fairfax House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The End of the Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop