Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Male Grooming
- George Leeman
- Military Belt Fitting
- Statue of the God Mars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Retreat
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Crossed Keys Symbol