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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Castle Museum
- York Bombed
- The Greyfriars
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The York Observatory
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The White Rose of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The New Theatre
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Gold Arm Ring
- Scarborough Bridge