Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Garrison
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Crux's Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Coins
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Is York Cursed?
- Norman Window Frame
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's Coat of Arms