Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Mystery Plays
- The Medieval Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Ripon College for Women
- View from Station Rise
- King Edward I and York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Industrial Upheaval
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Medieval Castle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Artists, Writers and Scientists