Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Bombed
- The Norman Abbey
- Mary Ward
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Retreat
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Stonegate
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Is York Cursed?
- Statue of the God Mars
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Barley Hall