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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Cross
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Male Grooming
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Richard II and York
- The Greyfriars
- Barley Hall
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels