Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The End of the Abbey
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fairfax House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Central Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Helmet