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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Sixties York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Victoria Bar
- Bootham Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Ripon College for Women
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Teaching the Poor
- The Basilica
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Elizabeth Boardingham