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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Carving
- Yorkshire Museum
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Medieval Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The York Hoard
- Middleham Jewel
- York Art Gallery
- The York Helmet
- Micklegate Bar