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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- The Cawood Sword
- Alcuin of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Statue of an Athlete
- Gold Arm Ring
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- View from Station Rise
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The George Fox Incident
- Holy Trinity Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Female Prison