Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Anglian Carving
- Guy Fawkes
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Finger Ring
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bootham School
- Statue of an Athlete
- Industrial Upheaval
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Helen
- Church of All Saints Pavement