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 Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- The Basilica
- Medieval Prisons
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Cawood Sword
- The Greyfriars
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The End of the Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's Airfield
- Second World War York
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War York
- York Bombed
- The Victorian Prison Building