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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard III and York
- Walmgate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Bar Convent
- 62 Low Petergate
- Clifford's Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Holocaust
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Constantius Chlorus