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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Norman Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The First Minster
- The Guildhall
- Lendal Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Richard III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Coat of Arms
- First World War York
- The New Theatre
- Artists, Writers and Scientists