Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Red Tower
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Sixties York
- Mary Ward
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Water Lanes
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- The White Rose of York
- The Debtors' Prison