Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman House
- Middleham Jewel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War Memorial
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Rowntree Park
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street