Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Dick Turpin
- Sixties York
- King Edward II and York
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Bar Convent
- York Bombed
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Rowntree Park
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Crest of York St John College
- Vikings and Christianity