Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Statue of Napoleon
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- Water Lanes
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The County Court House
- Fairfax House
- Margaret Clitherow
- Inscription to Hecules
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'