Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A New Walk
- The Medieval Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- The Black Death
- Bronze weights
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The 1190 Massacre
- Ripon College for Women
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Middleham Jewel
- New Earswick
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bone Trial Piece