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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Church of St Olave
- William Etty, Artist
- Fairfax House
- Viking Coins
- The Norman House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Bombed
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- Church of St Helen