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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Mansion House
- Military Belt Fitting
- Anglian Carving
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Ripon College for Women
- Ouse Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Shambles
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fishergate Bar
- The Multangular Tower