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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- Mary Ward
- York Castle Museum
- Guy Fawkes
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Vikings and Christianity
- First World War Memorial
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Gold Arm Ring
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Railway Station
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Victorian Prison Building