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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Transport Moves On
- Medieval Prisons
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman Castle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Railway Station
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Basilica
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Black Death
- The Greyfriars