Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Basilica
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- John Carr - Architect
- George Leeman
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Abbot's House
- The Shambles
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Railway Station
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Feeding Roman York
- Middleham Jewel