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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- John Carr - Architect
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Anglian Carving
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Helen
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Horn of Ulf
- Industrial Upheaval
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Crossed Keys Symbol