Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- The 1190 Massacre
- The First Railway Station
- The White Rose of York
- Jubbergate
- Norman Window Frame
- Stonegate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Castle Museum
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- First World War York
- Treasurer's House
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Royal Station Hotel