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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Central Library
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New Walk
- Minster Library
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Lendal Tower
- Dick Turpin
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Judges Lodging
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Silver Strap Ends