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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Sixties York
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Medieval Abbey
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Railway Station
- Margaret Clitherow
- Water Lanes
- Barker Tower
- York's Airfield
- Lendal Bridge
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Roman Head Pot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- First World War York