Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Olave
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Carving
- Alcuin of York
- Clifford's Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Barley Hall
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Hospitium
- The Norman Minster
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Union Gas Works
- The Norman House
- The Railway Institute