Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Abbey
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Viking Coins
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Hospitium
- King Richard II and York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fire in the Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Trams Pulled by Horses