Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Debtors' Prison
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Constantius Chlorus
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Guy Fawkes
- The Female Prison
- Gold Finger Ring
- Transport Moves On
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Hanging Bowl