Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Norman House
- First World War York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Clifford's Tower
- King Edward II and York
- Monk Bar
- Bootham Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Scarborough Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Airfield
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Mansion House