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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman Castle
- Mary Ward
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Treasurer's House
- De Grey Rooms
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Is York Cursed?
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Roman Head Pot
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Female Prison
- William Etty, Artist
- King Edward I and York
- Rowntree Park