Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New Walk
- Anglian Cross
- A Pipkin
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Victoria Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Our Lady's Row