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 Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Sixties York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Gold Arm Ring
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Coins
- The Retreat
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of St Olave
- The York Observatory
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Viking Boot
- Middleham Jewel
- The Cawood Sword
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New Walk