Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Union Gas Works
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Barker Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A New Walk
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Hoard
- Bootham School
- York Garrison
- Water Lanes
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Minster Library
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inside the Roman Fortress