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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Middleham Jewel
- Jubbergate
- The Mansion House
- The Roman Fortress
- St Crux's Church
- King Richard III and York
- York Central Library
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The White Rose of York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Lendal Bridge