Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- William Etty, Artist
- York Railway Station
- The Bar Convent
- Guy Fawkes
- York's Airfield
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of an Athlete
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Crux's Church
- The Roman Fortress
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The George Fox Incident
- The Red Tower