Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Multangular Tower
- The White Rose of York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Olave
- First World War York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mansion House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Norman House
- Margaret Clitherow
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'