Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- The Council of Arles
- The Debtors' Prison
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Railway Station
- Gold Arm Ring
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Mansion House
- The Norman Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Treasurer's House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The New Theatre
- The County Court House
- Gold Finger Ring