Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Gold Finger Ring
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Micklegate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Yorkshire Museum
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Norman House
- Guy Fawkes
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Coins
- Amber Bead Workshop
- A Pipkin