Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Fire in the Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Bombed
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Bar Convent
- The Railway Institute
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Cawood Sword
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Burial Vessel