Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The White Rose of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Medieval Abbey
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bootham Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- A New Vision For York
- The Shambles
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Assembly Rooms
- Statue of the God Mars
- York's Airfield
- Margaret Clitherow
- Inscription to Hecules
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa