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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The First Railway Station
- The Mansion House
- The Cawood Sword
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian