Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- New Earswick
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Hospitium
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Art Gallery
- Ouse Bridge
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Constantius Chlorus
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Bar
- The Guildhall
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Treasurer's House